Photo2GPS

1. Photo2GPS Prepared by: John McGee Jennifer McKee With support from: NSF DUE-0903270 in partnership with: Geospatial Technician Education Through Virginia’s Community Colleges (GTEVCC)

2. . Photo2GPS • Photo2GPS is a software that is similar to RoboGeo. • Photo2GPS is free. • Photo2GPS is only supported by Windows XP. • Photo2GPS does not work with Vista or Windows7

3. Photo2GPS • A free software program that associates GPS track files with digital photographs • Created by the Geospatial Extension Educator at the University of Connecticut • Can be downloaded from http://clear.uconn.edu/geospatial/GPSResources.htm

4. Final Product Red icons are photos Click on icon to see photo taken at that location

5. Work Flow GPS tracks KML file DNRGarmin to Track gpx file Photo2GPS Take photo of GPS unit with Time displayed Digital Photos University of Connecticut, Geospatial Technology Program

6. Interpolated Photo Locations 24 seconds between track points 2007/04/02-15:42:32 2007/04/02-15:42:44 2007/04/02-15:42:18 2007/04/02-15:42:03 15:42:28 Track points w/ date and time displayed Picture taken at 15:42:28 which puts it two thirds of the distance between the track points University of Connecticut, Geospatial Technology Program

7. Steps to Use Photo2GPS • Take a close-up picture of the GPS unit that shows the GPS time – make sure it is in focus • Clear the track log – record a new track while taking pictures • Download tracks (using DNRgarmin) and save in a gpxfile format • Download pictures and save in a separate folder University of Connecticut, Geospatial Technology Program

8. Start the Photo2GPS Program Double-click the Photo2GPS desktop shortcut or navigate to your C drive & open Photo2GPS folder Click the “Set photo directory…” button University of Connecticut, Geospatial Technology Program

9. Navigate to the folder where you downloaded your digital pictures. Click the Select Folder button. A message window will appear indicating that the scan has been completed. Scan the Image Folder University of Connecticut, Geospatial Technology Program

10. Navigate to your C:\GPSCourse\Photo2GPS\Output folder Specify Output Folder Click the “Set Output Folder…” button *This is where final outputs will be stored University of Connecticut, Geospatial Technology Program

11. Select the GPS Track to be Associated with your Digital Photos Click the “Select GPS file…” button University of Connecticut, Geospatial Technology Program

12. Select the GPS Track Click the Browse Button Navigate to the folder with the track file Highlight the appropriate file Click Select Button 1 2 3 3 4 4 University of Connecticut, Geospatial Technology Program

13. Adjust GPS Receiver Time to Match Digital Camera Time Click the “Set Time Adjust…” button. University of Connecticut, Geospatial Technology Program

14. Calculate Time Offset Navigate to the Photos folder Click on the photo of the GPS time and type the time in the box Click the Calc Time Diff button and then click the Close button 1 2 4 3 3 4 University of Connecticut, Geospatial Technology Program

15. Map the Photos to GPS Locations • Click the Map Photos button. • Two output files will be created in the Photo2GPS\Output folder: • A text file to load into DNRGarmin to create a GIS shapefile • KML for use with Google Earth • Click the Close button. • Then Close the Photo2GPS application University of Connecticut, Geospatial Technology Program

16. View Data in Google Earth • Start Google Earth (Start > All Programs > Google Earth) OR • Double click on KML file

17. Open KML File • File menu > Open • Browse to your output folder, select the KML file & click Open

18. Viewing KML File Red icons are photos Click on icon to see photo taken at that location

19. Special Thanks toUniversity of Connecticut Geospatial Technology Program & the University of New Hampshire Geospatial Training Program

20. Any Questions? John McGee Geospatial Extension Specialist jmcg@vt.edu 540-231-2428 Jennifer McKee Geospatial Project Developer jmckee@vt.edu 540-231-9115